HOLY NAME PARISH SCHOOL

SUMMER READING LIST for INCOMING GRADE 6 STUDENTS

June 2011

All sixth graders must read The Pushcart War, by Jean Merrill.  Students should select two other books from the following list.

1.)      Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery 

2.)      Call It Courage,by Armstrong Sperry 

3.)      The Cay, by Theodore Taylor 

4.)      The Hobbit, by J.R.Tolkien

5.)      Julie of the Wolves, by Jean C. George 

6.)      The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton  

7.)      My Brother Sam Is Dead, by James L. & Christopher Collier 

8.)      Sounder, by William Armstrong 

9.)      20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne 

10.)          Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L’Engle

11.)          Scat, by Carl Hiaasen 

12.)          The Black Pearl, by Scott O’Dell

Notes on Summer Reading (Not a Book Report)

 Please use this format for recording your notes on each of the books you read this summer.  Make sure that you complete this assignment neatly, on good paper, preferably type-written.

Title:

Author:

Setting:

Major Characters:

Plot Summary (limited to three sentences):

Theme/Message of the Story (limited to three sentences) :

Personal Reaction/Evaluation/Opinion of the Story (limited to three sentences):

Grade  Six  Supplies 2011-2012

2        red pens 

1        calculator 

4                    blue/black pens 

12      pencils with erasers        

3        glue/glue sticks      

1                    package of colored pencils (pkg. of 8 or more) 

1        package of markers (pkg. of 8 or more)  

1                    container of disinfectant wipes 

1        container of baby wipes for hands 

3        boxes of tissues               

          white board markers and erasers 

          white board 

7        composition notebooks, non-spiral (100 sheets/200 pages) 

1                    pocket folder for social studies handouts 

1        pocket folder for science handouts 

1        flash drive

Do not purchase any binders, or Trapper keepers.